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Illustration of a scientist "listening" for background noise

Bringing background to the forefront

01/23/25

Chris Patrick

SNOLAB scientists meticulously measure the signals that interfere with sensitive physics experiments.

05/09/14

Science fiction or science fact?

In a new class at Duke University, professors from different realms explore the intersection of literature and physics.

05/08/14

Saving the Feynman van

A team of Richard Feynman’s friends and fans banded together to restore the Nobel laureate’s most famous vehicle.

05/06/14

NOvA’s first neutrino

The first picture of a neutrino that traveled from Illinois to Minnesota shows the NOvA experiment’s advantage in studying neutrino properties.

05/05/14

Scientists to map universe in 3-D HD

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument will create the clearest three-dimensional map yet of one-third of the sky.

05/02/14

A tinkerer models a cosmic camera

An engineer at SLAC laboratory constructed a full-scale model of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope's cryostat in his spare time.

05/01/14

Keeping things awesome on the Dark Energy Survey

Scientists stay inspired in their sometimes tedious task of inspecting photographs taken in the Dark Energy Survey’s ambitious cataloging of one-eighth of the sky.

04/28/14

Meet the next director of TRIUMF

In July, Johns Hopkins University physicist Jonathan Bagger will begin a six-year term as director of TRIUMF laboratory in Vancouver.

Photo of UM-CERN Research Abroad Program

04/25/14

Research abroad, CERN style

Students from US universities work on LHC experiments through a new research abroad program.

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